Czech Lion Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Czech Cinema | |
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Country | Czech Republic |
First awarded | 1993 |
Currently held by | Vladimír Smutný |
Website | http://www.filmovaakademie.cz |
Czech Lion Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Czech Cinema is an annual award given to person who contributed to Czech cinema by his or her life work.
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